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NEW YORK (Reuters) - British actress Gemma Arterton does not need to worry about typecasting with roles ranging from a fairy tale character and literary heroines to MI6 agent Strawberry Fields in the 2008 James Bond film "Quantum of Solace."

Many series use experts and consultants to make sure their action, whether it’s in a courtroom or outer space, is portrayed accurately — though writers take plenty of creative license. But on some skeins, including “The Americans,” “Homeland” and “The Newsroom,” a consultant isn’t enough. Their staffs include writers who’ve actually worked in the fields... Read more »

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic militants have driven 19,000 rice farmers from their land in northeast Nigeria while a military crackdown is preventing thousands more from working their fields, raising fears of imminent food shortages, officials warned Tuesday.

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels, including Sunni extremists, stormed a village and battled pro-regime militiamen, killing more than 60 Shiite fighters and civilians in an attack steeped in the sectarian hatreds that increasingly characterize the civil war, activists said Wednesday.